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00:00Elland Road in December 1998 saw fifth-placed Leeds United come up against ninth-placed Wimbledon
00:05In a bit of strange season for the Yorkshire team
00:08Especially when George Graham threw a spanner into the works by moving back to the capital after just seven games to manage Tottenham Hotspur
00:16Rookie boss David O'Leary took over and after a sticky start the team had responded well to his leadership
00:22Jimmy Floyd Hasselbank was in outstanding form with eight goals in as many games
00:26And Leeds stuck to the same team that beat Newcastle 3-0 on Boxing Day
00:30Summer signings Clyde Winehart and Danny Granville were on the bench. David Batty was injured
00:38The Crazy Gang were led by captain Robbie Earle who was in his eighth season at the club
00:43Jokineers recent signing Gareth Ainsworth was still out injured
00:47Otherwise the Dons made just one force change from their previous match which they'd won 2-1 against Charlton
00:52Allen Kimball replacing Dean Blackwell at left back. Your match commentator is John Champion
00:59Such is the appetite for football at this festive time of year, but the house full signs are up today
01:0740,000 people inside Elland Road
01:11Leeds in good recent form
01:14Just two defeats in the last 11 Premier League games
01:18Wimbledon equally hard to beat
01:23And that's just header but Peter Jones the referee had already blown for a free-kick
01:34Earnhardt releasing Kewel and out comes Sullivan to meet him
01:42Leeds will try and use the sprightliness and pace of Kewel
01:45Sullivan a very experienced keeper. That's a nasty collision involving Haaland and Allen Kimball
01:52Haaland has taken a blow to the face
01:56Kimball is struggling a little as well
02:04Murphy Haaland alongside David Hopkin in central midfield today. David Swift is the Leeds physio
02:15No intent about it, but it was certainly a nasty coming together
02:22Kimball being helped towards the sidelines by the Wimbledon physio Steve Allen
02:36Wimbledon trying to build
02:39With Neil Ardley. The cross is too long for Michael Hughes and Leeds have a goal kick
02:48Small pocket of Wimbledon supporters. It's the usual story on the road for them
02:54Here's Bowyer
02:57He's being allowed to run, Lee Bowyer
03:01And that's dangerous
03:03He always gets his quota of goals with the surging driving runs from central midfield
03:19Here he concedes the throw
03:23Leeds are looking for Hopkin
03:27Thatcher puts it out
03:34Kewel
03:37Hart
03:40Met by Chris Perry
03:44And awkward for Cunningham
03:46Hasselbeck
04:01Hasselbeck
04:05Goalkeeper just stood that
04:09Such power in either foot Jimmy Floyd Hasselbeck. He's proving to be a really good acquisition
04:16Irony being that he was signed by George Graham the previous manager when he went to watch Bruno Ribeiro
04:22And it was Hasselbeck that caught his eye as well
04:34Hughes
04:40Kimball in support
04:46Hasselbeck
04:50Nice touch by Kewel for Haaland
04:53Now it's Ribeiro
04:58Hasselbeck
05:03Far post
05:06And the arrival of Harry Kewel
05:10Almost created Leeds opening goal
05:17Leeds
05:21Leeds opened their season with a seven game unbeaten run. Briefly they were top back in September
05:29It's the second round of the UEFA Cup where they were beaten by Roma
05:37Three top five finishes in the last five seasons have created plenty of expectation in these parts
05:43First for George Graham and now for his erstwhile assistant David O'Leary
05:54Hopkins throw
05:56When the sides met back in August in London the third game of the season finished 1-1
06:03Lee Bollier for Leeds, Michael Hughes with a late equaliser for Wimbledon
06:09It's Hasselbeck
06:12And it's Leeds
06:15Leeds
06:18Leeds
06:21Leeds
06:23It's Hasselbeck
06:26And Ribeiro! Leeds in front
06:33Scored by the Portuguese, Bruno Ribeiro
06:42The player brought in from Setúbal
06:46Set up by the man signed from Boa Vista
06:49A goal made in Portugal
06:52Scored in West Yorkshire
06:55And Leeds strike first
06:57Against these perennially difficult opponents, Wimbledon
07:02Nice finish, first touch
07:04Sent the defender Thatcher the wrong way
07:11Ribeiro
07:15It's Earle in the path of the ball
07:18Kuehl
07:21It's Hasselbeck
07:23Cleared by Thatcher
07:27Too much to ask for Hasselbeck to get an effort on target from that angle
07:32Haaland blocked
07:34And Wimbledon are living dangerously
07:44Hopkins felt he was fouled, referee plays on with Leeds in possession
07:48That'll be a corner
07:58It's a pretty experienced back four that Wimbledon have put out today
08:01Cunningham, Perry, Thatcher and Kimball
08:04Thatcher normally a left back though rather than a centre half
08:18Woodgate's run was blocked off
08:30Momentary lull in proceedings
08:39Only two or three hundred Wimbledon supporters inside Elland Road
08:47Club whose continued presence in the English Premier League is fairly remarkable
08:53It's their thirteenth consecutive season among the elite
08:58Hasselbeck
09:01No power
09:10Easy for Sullivan
09:13Hardly
09:16Kimball
09:27Kuehl
09:30Bellier
09:35Kuehl has given it away
09:37Not for long
09:39Hopkins
09:43Gunner Halle
09:50Haaland
09:54And now Hopkins
09:56Chance for a second
09:59Strong left hand from Sullivan keeps it out
10:03It's probably Leeds best move so far
10:07Back heel from Kuehl releasing Hopkins
10:09Who went for the near post
10:12Woodgate
10:22Woodgate met it awkwardly
10:29Hart
10:30Hopkins
10:31Hasselbeck
10:34Ian Hart
10:37And now the break could be on for Wimbledon with Michael Hughes
10:43Kuehl
10:55Thatcher
11:00Hughes
11:03Forward looking for Leverne
11:09Robbie Earl doing well
11:12Robbie Earl doing very well
11:16And the Kop more or less silenced by a Wimbledon equaliser
11:21Scored by their captain
11:24And arguably their most influential player week in week out
11:27Robbie Earl
11:34Fresh from playing in a World Cup which he never thought he'd do for Jamaica
11:39And now scoring his 5th Premier League goal of the season
11:44Jockeying with Wetherall exploring a gap and finding it by the inside of the upright
11:52Joe Kinnear pleased with the goal just 4 minutes shy of half time
12:03Kuehl
12:04Harry
12:09Bowyer
12:12Hasselbeck
12:15Good defending that by Thatcher
12:20Thumbs up from the Dutchman
12:28Leeds fielding the same team today
12:31As that which beat Newcastle 3-0 on Boxing Day
12:35An interesting game coming up at Rushton and Diamonds
12:38In the FA Cup this Saturday
12:46And here at Elland Road
12:48It is half time and we arrive at that point with the scores level at one goal each
12:59Leeds get the second half underway
13:01Having lost a lead established for them by Bruno Ribeiro
13:04Cancelled out by Robbie Earl
13:07Peter Jones the referee with an early free kick to give
13:11And some tempers to calm
13:12Notably that of Ben Thatcher
13:23Hasselbeck looks disappointed the free kick has been moved back a couple of yards
13:27It might just take it beyond his range
13:32Wouldn't rule anything out though
13:41Hopkins over the ball
13:43Hasselbeck to strike
13:48And here is Jonathan Woodgate
13:52Haaland, Woodgate continues his gallop
13:54Leeds are going to have a free kick
13:57Woodgate does like to link up
13:59A set piece
14:00Hugely impressive for an 18 year old
14:03Doesn't look out of place at all
14:14More discussions over a set piece
14:17Led by Lee Bowyer
14:20Kewel
14:22A round of disappointment
14:25From the Leeds Legions, here's Hopkins
14:30Safety first
14:31Kenny Cunningham
14:41David Wetherill comes forward
14:46Ian Hart will swing this in
14:54Wasn't the best
14:55Kewel with a quick throw
14:58Woodgate
15:07Hart
15:11Beyond Hasselbeck
15:12Woodgate leaping
15:14Landing on top of the net
15:17Jonathan Woodgate one of four players in this Leeds side
15:20Aged 21 or under
15:26David O'Leary giving youth its head
15:33Native of Middlesbrough, Jonathan Woodgate
15:40David O'Leary was of course George Graham's assistant
15:44Took over seven games into this season
15:48Marcus Gale
15:51Ardley
15:56Again Neil Ardley
16:04It's a big clearance
16:06Too big for Hasselbeck
16:12Kimball forward
16:16It's becoming a little featureless
16:18Jonas
16:22Jonas is on Leeds as the home side
16:24Fifth in the table
16:27To force the pace
16:39Hart
16:46There's Kewel
16:48Good save, Hopkins
16:50Leeds are back in front
16:55It's unfortunate for Neil Sullivan
17:00Because he made an admirable save
17:02But he wasn't able to actually gather it in
17:06And it's set it up very neatly
17:09For David Hopkins
17:11Who scores for the second home game in a row
17:15Twelve minutes into this second half
17:17Leeds have the advantage back
17:22Kewel gets the assist
17:24Hopkins gets the name in the paper
17:34Now they're beaten in the air
17:36Michael Hughes
17:39Still rising when it was clear in the crossbar
17:47Sullivan, Sullivan, Sullivan United
17:51Sullivan, Sullivan
17:54London have been going much better this season than they did last
17:57When they were 15th
17:59And they managed to score 34 goals
18:02With some shrewd signings in the transfer market
18:05Some new acquisitions, they seem to have solved that problem largely
18:11They've beaten Liverpool and Arsenal over the past six weeks
18:15Both of those at Selhurst, they are those stronger at home
18:20As opposed to on their travels
18:28Two away wins
18:29Have come at Forest and at West Ham where they were
18:323-0 down and extraordinarily 1-4-3
18:37Hasselbank for Leeds
18:39Lofted pass towards Bruno Ribeiro
18:43Wimbledon read it, Wimbledon have dealt with it
18:55Hardly
18:58Leigh-Byrne was there, lurking
19:02Tango at heart
19:07Wimbledon free-kick
19:08Wimbledon free-kick
19:12Half Nelson or a full
19:23And Kimball will use his left foot
19:25To deliver this
19:28Making the side in place of Dean Blackwell today
19:31Which gives Wimbledon a better balance
19:32Leeds
19:38Only half clear
19:41This is Yule
19:42Trying to place one
19:49Does have an eye for goal, Jason Yule
19:51His record shows that
19:56Kimball with the corner
19:57Kimball with the corner
20:00In front of the south stand where their supporters
20:03Are largely gathered
20:22Hardly straight
20:28Hopkins challenge, brings a corner for Wimbledon
20:35From set pieces they are always so dangerous
20:39Probably no team in the Premier League at the moment
20:41Exploits them better
20:49Now it's all on beneath the bar and it's sorted out
20:51Imperiously by Martin
20:58Left, left, left
21:00Should have nearly plenty to say for himself
21:04Hart
21:06Earl
21:11Sliced by Woodgate
21:21All spending plenty of time in the air
21:24There's Bowyer
21:28Thatcher
21:40Whereas with some visiting teams
21:422-1 down, away from home
21:45Two heads might drop, that certainly won't be the case
21:47With Wimbledon, it's just not in their make-up
21:51Here's Kewl
21:52Here's Kewl
21:56Leeds have a corner in front of the Kop
22:0520-year-old Harry Kewl
22:08He's impressed many independent judges
22:12Product of the Australian Institute of Sport
22:17Went Weatherall
22:19Bowyer
22:23Bowyer
22:31Into the last 10 minutes we go
22:39Kewl, that's a lovely turn
22:42Thought about the shot instead
22:44It's Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbank
22:46Maybe should have hit it first time
22:48Seemed reluctant to do that
22:51And by the time he did have a go with his right
22:54The chance had gone
22:56There's Ardley
22:59Mark Kennedy
23:03Had Hasselbank scored, that would surely have wrapped it up
23:06As it is
23:08Wimbledon still in their pitching
23:10Kewl
23:18Mark Kennedy taking on Haller
23:21There's Court, it's 2-2
23:25Leeds have been made to pay
23:28For wasting that chance for Hasselbank
23:33The home side had seemed largely to be in control
23:36But a super whipped cross
23:38Met at the near post by Carl Court
23:43Seven minutes left
23:45Two goals apiece
23:48Now Wimbledon sensing maybe more than a point
23:59As they feel their destiny to upset
24:02Supposedly loftier opponents
24:04As frequently as possible
24:10And Gale
24:13Think he got a bobble
24:18Spots the ball
24:20Skips up
24:21Just before he strikes it
24:24There's a bit of disappointment for Leeds, only one point
24:31They expected three
24:36And Denzel Square
24:38Lee Bowyer kicks the ball away curiously in frustration
24:41Robbie Earle, a goal scorer for Wimbledon
24:44Twice they came from behind
24:45They are dogged, doughty opponents
24:48And they probably deserve this in a two-all draw
24:52So on as even
24:54But contrasting ends to the season for both teams
24:57David O'Leary's Leeds achieved their best ever finish in the Premiership
25:00Including a seven-match winning sequence
25:02And that helped them to secure a UEFA Cup spot
25:05Joe Kinnear's final season as manager at Wimbledon
25:08Coincided with a poor run of form
25:10And the manager suffered a season-ending heart attack
25:12He recovered but the team didn't
25:13And not even the record signing of John Hartson
25:15Who failed to score in his first ten games
25:17Could save them from finishing just outside the relegation zone